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In her weekly column, Bradford West Gwillimbury licensed nutritionist Nonie De Long shares one of the most important supplements for pregnant women Dear Nutritionist, Thanks for the great articles. I would like to know the most important supplement for a pregnant woman, in your opinion. Thank you! Bernadette Dear Bernadette, Thank you for writing in. […]

Please be advised that during routine water testing it was found that fluoride concentration reported to be 2.0 to 2.5 mg/L at well 5 and between 0.8 and 1.9 mg/L in the distribution system. These results indicate concentrations in excess of the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard of 1.5 mg/L at some times and locations […]

President’s Emerging Research Leadership (PERLA) Award 2019 Christine Till (left) receives her award from York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton Christine Till, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, was selected for this award as a reflection of her original research program that studies the neurotoxicity of fluoride exposure. Due to the public health […]

Kingston city council appears to have moved quickly from exploring and investigating the feasibility of fluoridating our water to voting soon on the issue. This is a startling development given that in three past municipal referendums, the majority of Kingston voters opposed municipal water fluoridation. This issue is simply too important to rush. Since drinking […]

Members of Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health voted unanimously on Wednesday to endorse a proposal to add fluoride to Kingston’s drinking water. (Alan S. Hale/The Whig-Standard) Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health has officially endorsed the idea of adding fluoride to Kingston’s drinking water to help reduce tooth decay in the […]

The controversial re-introduction of fluoride will be delayed 12 months while experts operate a miniature mock-up of the water system to test for possible increased lead levels. The risk of lead leaching is very low, according to a consultant hired by Windsor Utilities Commission. But the 12-month pipe loop study was urged out of an […]

WINDSOR — The re-introduction of fluoride into Windsor’s drinking water is expected to be delayed as more tests are conducted regarding lead levels. The Board of Commissioners of the Windsor Utilities Commission on Wednesday authorized the management team of Enwin Utilities Ltd. to conduct further tests prior to the reintroduction of fluoride into Windsor’s water […]

Extra tests required to determine how fluoride will interact with corrosion control chemicals already in place Additional water quality testing means fluoride won’t be reintroduced to Windsor’s, Tecumseh’s or LaSalle’s drinking water systems until at least 2021. Garry Rossi, vice-president of water operations with Enwin said the delay is a result of a recommendation made […]

Residents have been invited by the City to help Council consider whether or not fluoride should be added to the municipal water supply. Kingston’s water does not have fluoride added to it currently and one of Council’s strategic priorities, falling under its goal to ‘foster healthy citizens and vibrant spaces‘, is to study the feasibility […]